State assembly grills Phee over illegal plastic plants


GEORGE TOWN: The almost unhindered import of plastic waste from around the world to Penang was the main reason state Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh (pic) was given a hard time at the state assembly.’

Phee got grilled by assemblymen whose constituencies are known to own many of the 200-plus illegal plastic recycling centres.

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